Many people complain to me about the high cost of eating healthy. And while it does cost me a little more to feed my family organic foods, I find if I work a bit at it, I can find some great deals. When I start quizzing my friends who complain about the high cost of eating healthy, IRead More

Making Room in Your Budget for More Real Food People often express surprise that someone as frugal as me would buy organic produce, organic dairy, or free-range eggs. But if you want to know how I do it, you need to look and see what is not in my grocery cart. There is very littleRead More

Using a Price Book to Save on Groceries: I started using a price book back in the early 90’s after reading about it in The Tightwad Gazette. I keep a small, loose leaf notebook in my purse and write down the price of items that I buy. I write the item, the store, the packageRead More

I have had an opportunity to view many grocery store purchases while browsing the web. One thing I find interesting is that many people include paper goods and cleaning products in their grocery budget. When I say I spend $100.00 a week on groceries, I mean I spend $100.00 on FOOD, usually just ingredients withRead More

Troy, from I Refuse to Recede, shared a post on how to start an herb garden yesterday. Growing your own herbs, fruits, and vegetables is a great way to enjoy real food, for less. As Tami, from Butter My Kitchen, pointed out in the comments, even buying small potted herbs saves money over buying fresh cutRead More

In the following article, Alex, from A Moderate Life, shares the benefits of a Raw Dairy Club and explains how it operates.   Thinking about joining a raw dairy club? Here’s the scoop on ours!   Alea asked me to do a guest post for her lovely blog and I was thrilled to be ableRead More

I debated whether or not to pop back in from my blogging break to do a Real Food Deals post. The deciding factor was my grocery bill this week! I bought some convenience items, packaged versions of things I would normally make from scratch. I didn’t buy a lot, just enough to cover 2 dinnersRead More

Today I am sharing a laundry tip at A Moderate Life. This one simple change has greatly reduced the number of asthma attacks my husband and daughter have at night. If someone in your house suffers from allergies and/or asthma, you will want to read about it on Alex’s Baby Steps to a Rockin’ Life.Read More

We had only done a little shopping when I shared my goals for the Food Stamp Challenge. I did a little more shopping on Friday, so I thought I would post those trips. For the rest of the June Food Stamp Challenge I will post all of my shopping trips together in a single postRead More

Erin at $5 Dinners has a great post today on finding the best price on meat. She shares her “mental never pay more than list” on the prices per pound for various cuts of meat. Buying meat on sale is one way that she is able to create delicious and nutricious meals for her familyRead More

After last month’s great coupons, I have been disappointed with the coupons floating around right now. So I was excited when I found a link to a coupon for .75 off/1 Santa Cruz Organics at Money Saving Mom. Whole Foods Market and Savemart both had Lemonade on sale for $1.50, when combined with coupons theyRead More

Plan Shopping Trips and Prepare Menus I was chatting with a couple of friends, who I have known for over 5 years, and the subject rolled around for the very first time to dinner plans and grocery shopping. We have shared recipes and cooked for each other numerous times, but we had never discussed howRead More